Game apparatus



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E H HYDE GAME APPARATUS.

No. 534,476. Patented Feb. 19, 1895.

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GAME APPARATUS. No. 534,476. Patented Feb. 19, 18 95.

NITED STATES PATENT rince.

' EDWARD'H. HYDE, or LANCASTER, WISCONSIN.

GAME APPARATUS.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,476,datedFebruary 19, 1895.

Application filed June 7, 1893. Renewed May 28,1894. Serial N0.,512|730.(N model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. HYDE, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Lancaster, in the county of Grant and State of Wisconsin,have invented a new and useful Game Apparatus, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has relation to certain attachments for billiard orpool-tables for playing billiard or pool-croquet, the objects in viewbeing to provide wickets or their equivalent devices for carrying on thegame; and means for removably and conveniently securing the wickets orequivalent devices upon the side-rails of the table, and in such manneras when removed the sockets for their reception will not offerobstruction to or interfere with the ordinary games of billiards andpool.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction hereinafter specified and particularly pointedout in the claims. 7

Referring to the drawings:-Figure 1 is a perspective view of apool-table, the same being provided with the attachments constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the inner portion of the side-railshowing the preferred form of socket in position. Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional view through the side-rail. Fig. 4; is a detail inperspective of the socket. Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of thesimplest form of wicket and its supporting shank. Fig. 6 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view through the shank. Fig. 7 is a detail inperspective of a bell-attachment. Fig. Sis a vertical longitudinalsectional view of the bell-attachment. Fig. 9 is a perspective view ofthe bell, the parts bein g separated partially and the disk inverted.Fig. 10 is a vertical'transverse sectional view through the railillustrating a modification of socket, the same being located upon theupper side of the rail. Fig. 11 is a perspective view in detail of acombined wicket and bellattachment. Fig. 12 is a bottom plan view of thewicket shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 13 is a detail of the guide for the pocketattachments. 7

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

1 designates the rail of a billiard or pooltable, in the presentinstance, the latter, and the same is provided with the usual beveled orunder-cut elastic cushion 2. The cushions 2, as well as the underandinner sides ofthe rails, are provided with a shallow L-shaped recessbetween the pockets, and seated or let therein is an inverted L-shapedmetal plate 3 having screw-holes 4 through which screws 5 are passedinto the inner and under sides of the rail and cushion. The upper orhorizontal branch of the piate is provided with a superimposed socket 6,and the bottom of the socket has formed therein a slot'7, in which aspring-(latent 8, is located. The front edge of the socket is beveled.in the-same plane as the under-cut side of the cushion, and hence theimpinging-edge or that edge of the cushionv against which the ballsstrike is in advance of the metal socket, so that the balls cannotcontact therewith. Thus the sockets may be located in the rails of thetable without chance of jeopardizing the balls or in any way interferingwith. the games of billiards or pool or any of their variousmodifications.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, 9 designates a supporting shank, the samehaving its inner end so shaped as to take removably in the socket forwhich purpose said rear end is reduced to form a tenon 10. Bytheproduction of the tenon inclined shoulders 11, are formed at thebeginning of the reduction, the said shoulders fitting snugly againstand conforming to the beveled outeri'ace of the socket. The under sideof the tenon of the shank is provided with a countersink 12, and thesame is adapted to be engaged by the spring-detent located in the socketbefore mentioned. The

"rear edge of theshank is beveled so as to facilitate the entrance ofthe tenon of the shank into the socket and a depression of thedetentthereby. The shank is sufficiently long to extend beyond thevertical line coincident with the inner edge of the cushion, andsupports in the present instance a vertical bearing stud 13 the samehaving a flared base open at its rear side and havingmounted in saidopening an L-shaped locking-pin 14 adapted to be reciprocated .into andout of the stud.

15 designates an inverted U shaped wicket, one leg of which is shaped toform a spindle 16 and extends below the plane of the opposite orcompanion leg. This spindle is swiveled in the stud and is provided atits lower end with a half-disk 17 the opposite edges of which contactingwith the stop-pin limits the movement of the wicket to a half circle sothat it cannot go back sufficiently-far to contact with the point ofimpingement or striking edge of the cushion adjacent to which it islocated. A ward or notch 18 is formed midway the cut-away portion of thedisk, and into this may be shot the locking-pin whereby the wicket willbe held rigid and at a right angle to the cushion.

It will be obvious that various constructions of wickets and theirshanks, together with means for fastening the two together, will readilysuggest themselves. For instance, I may provide the upper side of therail at suitable points with metal sockets 19, square in cross-section,and removably seat therein inverted L-shaped arms 19 provided at theirouter ends with squared shanks 19 fitting the socket, and at their innerends with eyes 1.) located immediately back of the impinging edges ofthe cushions. These eyes support in a swiveled manner the wickets 19that extend over the table.

Referring to Figs. 7, 8 and 9-21 designates the shank similar to thatheretofore described upon which the wickets are mounted in the firstinstance, and from this shank there rises a threaded stud22, the samehaving secured thereon an inverted bell 23, and within the bell a radialarm 24:, opposite which there is secured a table or rest 25. A pair ofhammers 26 rest upon the table and are secured to spring hammer rods orarms 27 that extend from the arm. A rubber disk 28 is mounted upon ametal disk 29, the said rubber disk having a scalloped periphery and themetal disk a central bore which takes over the upper end of the stud.Upon the under side of the disk a triangular cam 30 is located, and anut SI serves to hold the disk upon the stud. The disks revolve upon thestud and are caused to so revolve by the impact of the billiard or poolhall thereagainst the scallops serving to deflect the ball, and likewisecausing the same to strike the disk or exert a momentum upon the disk ina tangential line, whereby the disk is given a partial rotation, and itscam operating upon the bell-hammers will cause them to vibrate and soundthe bell. The upper end of the stud is in the present instance providedwith a square socket 20 into which, as shown in Fig. 11, the squareshank of a wicket 34 may be removably inserted. This combination belland wicket may be used at the corner and sidepockets of the table, thebell being sounded at the making of the wicket. For the accommodation ofthese attachments at the pockets, the opposite edges thereof at theentrance are provided with opposite metal guides 35, in which is seateda bridge-piece or plate 36 (shown in Fig. 7), the latter having a socket37 for the inner end of the shank.

Various games may be arranged by the use of these wickets or bells orcombinations of bells and wickets.

It is obvious that various changes in the construction and details willreadily suggest themselves, and I do not limit the invention thereforeto such as I have herein shown and described, but hold that I may varythe same to any extent and degree within the scope of the skilledmechanic; and also the game may be changed, employing all or part of theattachments.

One illustration of the game that may be played I have illustrated inFig. 1 of the drawings. In this game the object is to pass successivelythrough the several wickets, and if desired to cushion-carom upon theopponents ball between each wicket, and finally to sound the bell at theend of the table, which is simply that of the construction illustratedin Figs. 7 to 11, the wicket being omitted as in Fig. 8. Havingdescribed my invention, what I claim isl. The combination with the railof a billiard or pool table, and a socket seated flush within the rail,of a shank removably seated in the socket, locking means for securingthe shank within the socket, and a wicket rigidly secured to the outerend of the shank and extending over the table, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination with the rail of a billiard or pool table, and asocket seated flush within the rail, of a shank removably seated in thesocket and held from movement, a swiveled Wicket mounted on the shankand extending over the table, and means carried by the shank for lockingthe wicket rigidly, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with the rail of a billiard or pool table and asocket let therein, of a shank removably seated in the socket, a hollowstud rising from the shank and providedwith an opening, alocking-pinslidably mounted in the opening, and a wicket having oneleg swiveled inthe stud and provided with a halt-disk the fiat side of which isprovided with a ward to receive the pin, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with the rail of a billiard or pool table and asocket located therein and provided with aspring detent, of a shankbeveled to facilitate its entrance into the socket and havingacountersink for engaging with the detent, and a wicket located on theshank, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with the rail of a billiard or pool table having theusual inner under-cut side, and the L-shaped platelet therein andprovided upon its upper side with a socket, the front edge of which isbeveled in conformity with that of the cushion. of the rail, of theshank reduced at its inner end to form a tenon for taking removably intothe socket, and a wicket or its equivalent mounted on the outer end ofthe shank, substantially as specified.

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6. The combination with the rail of a billiard or pool table and itssocket, of a shank removably mounted in the socket, a wicket located onthe shank, and a bell rigidly supported on the inner leg of the wicketadjacent to the rail, substantially as specified.

7. The combination with the socket adapted to be seated in the rail of abilliard or pooltable, of a shank therefor, a stud extending up from theshank, an inverted bell thereon, a hammer, and a cushion disk mountedrotatably upon the stud and adapted to operate the hammer, substantiallyas specified.

8. The combination with the socket adapted to be seated in the rail of abilliard or pooltable, of a shank therefor, a stud extending up from theshank, an inverted bell thereon, a hammer, a post extending from thestud,

extending from the stud, and a cushion disk m ounted rotatably upon thestud and adapted to operate the hammer, substantially asspecified.

9. The combination with the socket adapted to be seated in the rail of abilliard or pooltable, of a shank therefor, a stud extending up from theshank, an inverted. bell thereon, a hammer, a cushion disk mountedrotatably upon the stud and adapted to operate the hammer, a socket inthe upper end of' the stud, and a wicket seated therein, substantiallyas specified.

10. The combination with the rails separated to form the pocket, guideslet into their sides, and abridge piece'removably seated therein, of theshank seated in a socketin the bridge piece, and a wicket supportedthereby,

, substantially as specified.

- 11. The combination with the rails separated to form the pocket,guides let intotheir sides, and a bridge piece removably seatedtherein,of theshank seated in a socket in the bridge piece, a wicketsupported thereby, and a bell mounted on the leg of the wicket, aswiveled disk thereabove,'and a hammer op+ erated by the disk tosoundthe bell, substantially as specified.

liard or pool table and its cushion, a socket seated flush in the frontside of the rail and the under side of the cushion, the outer end ofthesocket being beveled to agree with the beveled wall of the cushion,ashank fitted in thesocket, and the wicket or the like carried by theshank, substantially as described.

14. In combination with the rail of a billiard or pool table and, itscushion, a socket seated flush in the front side of the rail and theunder side of the cushion, a shank fitted in the socket, and the wicketor the like carried by the shank, substantially as described.

15. The combination with aganle table, of

an arched wicket having one of its terminals swiveled thereon, and acatch or bolt engaging the swiveled end of the wicket for holding thesame from movement, substantially as specified.

16. The combination with a game-table, of

a support arranged thereon,a bell carried by the support, and a soundingmechanism for the bell arranged on the support and comprising acushion-disk adapted to be rotated by the impact of a ball,substantially as specified.

17. The combination with a game-table, of a support arranged thereon, aWicket carried by the support and having one terminal se-. curedthereto, a bell located on the terminal, and a sounding mechanism forthe belllocated on the said terminal and comprisinga cushion-diskadapted to be rotated by the impact, of a ball, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that, I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' EDWARD H. HYDE.

Witnesses: v 1

PARKE DUDLEY, JOHN J EIDE.

